+ Blue Ivy’s just a couple days old, but the rumor mill starts early when your mom and dad are Beyoncé and Jay-Z. New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital says the couple didn’t take over an entire maternity floor, nor did they rent it for $1 million as some speculated. (MTV News)

+ Katy Perry tweeted she won’t be attending the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday, adding, “I want to thank u all for voting for me, fingers crossed! #KATYCATS.” It would’ve been her first public appearance since her divorce was announced. She’s up for seven awards. (MTV News)

+ Lupe Fiasco announced on his website that he and Pharrell Williams are planning a joint album. Fiasco is also working on Food And Liquor 2, the follow-up to his 2006 album. (Rap-Up)

+ The Shins released “Simple Song” from their forthcoming Port Of Morrow, which is due out in March. The album will be available in various formats, including a limited deluxe edition on reel-to-reel tape! (Pitchfork)

+ Two more alleged Radiohead tracks have surfaced online. A recent “leak” was discovered to be fake. Check out “Fat Girl” and “Fragile Friend,” which purportedly come from a 1986 demo tape from when the band was called On A Friday. Real/sham? (NY Mag)